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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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