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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure 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 courses? 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 organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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