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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these open education ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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