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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure 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 different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education