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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC 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 Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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