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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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