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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always 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 organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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