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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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