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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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