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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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