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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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