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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching 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 institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the 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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