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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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