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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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