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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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