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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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