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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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