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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that teachers 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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