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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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