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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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