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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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