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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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