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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed 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 institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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