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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors 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 organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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