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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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