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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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