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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online 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 Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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