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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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