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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are 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 a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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