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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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