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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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