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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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