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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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