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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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