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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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