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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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