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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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