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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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