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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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