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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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