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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively 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 Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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