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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important 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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