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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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