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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured 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 business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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