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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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