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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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