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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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