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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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