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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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