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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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