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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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