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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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