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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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