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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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