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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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