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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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