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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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