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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive 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 models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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