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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers 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 different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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