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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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