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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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