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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners 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 models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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