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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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