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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators 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 different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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