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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify 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 business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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