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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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