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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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