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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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