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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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