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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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