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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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