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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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