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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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