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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online 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 institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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