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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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