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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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