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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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