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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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