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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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