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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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