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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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