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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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