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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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