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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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