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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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