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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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