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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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