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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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