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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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