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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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