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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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