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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 organizations like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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