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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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