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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor 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 elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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