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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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