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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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