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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed 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 organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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