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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors 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 different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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