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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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