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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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