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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators 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 different business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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