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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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