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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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