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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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