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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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