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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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