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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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