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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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