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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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