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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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