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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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