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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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