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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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