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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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