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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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