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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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