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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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