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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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