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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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