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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open 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 Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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