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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors 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 organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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