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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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