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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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