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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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