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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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