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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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