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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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