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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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