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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers 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 NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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