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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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