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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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