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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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