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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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