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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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