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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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