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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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