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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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