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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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