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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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