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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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