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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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