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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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