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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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