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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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