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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure 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 strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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