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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers 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 different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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