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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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