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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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