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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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