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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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