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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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