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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure 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 Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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