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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively 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 Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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