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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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