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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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