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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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