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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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