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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 organizations like Equatorial Guinea 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 learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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