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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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