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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators 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 business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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