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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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