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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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