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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC 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 organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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