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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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