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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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