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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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