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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed 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 organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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