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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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