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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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