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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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