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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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