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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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