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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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