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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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