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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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