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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC 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 Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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