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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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