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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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