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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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