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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure 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 organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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