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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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