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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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