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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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