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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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