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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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