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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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