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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed 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 business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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