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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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