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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers 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 business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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