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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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