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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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