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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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