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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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