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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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