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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major 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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