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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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