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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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