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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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