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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers 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 Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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