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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews 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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