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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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