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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers 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 Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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