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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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