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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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