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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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