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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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