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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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