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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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