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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes 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 MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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