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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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