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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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