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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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