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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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