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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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