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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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