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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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