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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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