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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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