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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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