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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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