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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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