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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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