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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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