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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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