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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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