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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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