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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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