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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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