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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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