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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach 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 CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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