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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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