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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors 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 Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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