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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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