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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online 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 organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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