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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed 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 models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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