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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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