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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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