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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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