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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers 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 Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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