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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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