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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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