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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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