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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC 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 institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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