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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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