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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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