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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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