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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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