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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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