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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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