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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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