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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers 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 business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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