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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC 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 institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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