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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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