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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors 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 business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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