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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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