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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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