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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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