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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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