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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure 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 business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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