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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers 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 Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the most important 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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