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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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