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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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