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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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