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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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