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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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