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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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