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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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