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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the 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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