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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses 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 institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition