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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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