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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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