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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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