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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes 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 edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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