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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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