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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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