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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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