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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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