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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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