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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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