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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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