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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open 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 Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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