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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education