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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online 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 Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes 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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