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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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