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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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