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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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