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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed 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 different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key 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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