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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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