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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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