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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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