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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This 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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