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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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