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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators 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 Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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