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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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