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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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