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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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