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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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