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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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