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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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