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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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