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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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