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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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