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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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