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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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