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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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