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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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