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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews 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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