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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers 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 edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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