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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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