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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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