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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors 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 organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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