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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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