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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important 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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