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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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