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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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