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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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