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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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