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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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