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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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