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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify 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 models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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