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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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