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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative 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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