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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online 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 organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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