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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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