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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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