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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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 online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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