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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach 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 Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources