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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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