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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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