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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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