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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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