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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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