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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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