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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers 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 organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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