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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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