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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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