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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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