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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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