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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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