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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators 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 models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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