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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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