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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators 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 Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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