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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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