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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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