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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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