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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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