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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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