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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online 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 institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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