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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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