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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators 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 models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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