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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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