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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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