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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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