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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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