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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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