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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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