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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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