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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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