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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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