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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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