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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open 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 edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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