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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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