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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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