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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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