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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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