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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed 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 organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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