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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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