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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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