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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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