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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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