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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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