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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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