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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes 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 organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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