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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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