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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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