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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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