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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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