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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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