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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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