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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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