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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed 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 Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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