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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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