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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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