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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive 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 models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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