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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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