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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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