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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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