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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure 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 strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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