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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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