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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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