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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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