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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 institutions like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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