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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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