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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC 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 University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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