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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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