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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that educators 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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