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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education