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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure 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 institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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