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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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