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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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