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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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