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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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