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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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