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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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