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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors 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 Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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