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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online 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 Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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