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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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