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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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