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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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