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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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