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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors 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 business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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