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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology enable humans all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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