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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers 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 business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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