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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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