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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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