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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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