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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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