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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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