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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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