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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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