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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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