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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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