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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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