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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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