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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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