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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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