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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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