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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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