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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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