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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify 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 models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important 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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