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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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