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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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