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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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