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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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