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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed 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 models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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