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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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