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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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