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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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