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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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