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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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