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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders 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 strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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