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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations 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 institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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