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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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