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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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