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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning enable learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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