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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors 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 different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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