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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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