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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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