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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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