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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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