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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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