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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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