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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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