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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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