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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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