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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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