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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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