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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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