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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers 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 Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates 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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