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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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