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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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