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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers 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 business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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