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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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