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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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