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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that educators 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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