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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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