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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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