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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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