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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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