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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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