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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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