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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers 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 models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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