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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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