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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators 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 organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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