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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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