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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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