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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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