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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure 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 different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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