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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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