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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors 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 institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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