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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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