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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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