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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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