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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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