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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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