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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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