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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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