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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators 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 business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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