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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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