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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand these open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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