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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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