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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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