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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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