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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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