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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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