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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the 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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