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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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