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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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