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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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