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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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