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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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