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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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