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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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