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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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