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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes 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 British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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