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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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