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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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