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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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