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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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