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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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