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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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