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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach 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 MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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